ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Texas State women's basketball team (0-1) opened the 2018-19 campaign with an 82-51 setback against the New Mexico Lobos (1-0) Friday evening at Dreamstyle Arena.

Senior guard Toshua Leavitt was the lone Bobcat to reach double-figure scoring. She posted a team-best 18 points on 5-of-16 shooting from the floor. Leavitt connected on 2-of-5 shots from distance and converted all six free throw attempts. She also tallied three assists and one steal.

In total, 11 Bobcats played in the contest. Five players made their Texas State debut, including four freshmen making their collegiate debut. Senior forwards Zandra Emanuel and Jazza Johns each garnered their first starting roles as members of the Texas State basketball team. Of the 11 players to play, 10 found the scoring column of the box score.

Three players for host New Mexico recorded double-figure scoring outputs. Junior guard Aisia Robertson led the offensive onslaught for the Lobos with 17 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Senior center Jaisa Nunn, a preseason All-Mountain West Conference first team selection, contributed 14 points, three rebounds and three steals. Freshman guard Jayla Everett scored 11 points in her collegiate debut.

New Mexico, picked to finish in the top-five of the preseason Mountain West Conference standings, used suffocating defense in the second half to blow open a tightly contested ballgame. The Bobcats trailed by two points heading into the halftime break but were outscored 53-24 in the second half.

The Lobos forced the young Texas State team into 24 turnovers. The home team turned the extra possessions into 25 points, outscoring the Cats in points off turnovers by a count of 25-11. On top of the havoc caused on the Bobcat ballhandlers, UNM rejected 16 TXST shots. The constant ball pressure and record-breaking rim protection led to the Bobcats shooting just 18-of-62 (29.0 percent) from the floor and 4-of-12 (33.3 percent) from behind the 3-point line.

Texas State held a 16-14 lead after the first quarter of action. In the quarter, junior guards Bailey Holle and Brooke Holle made back-to-back 3-point shots to give the Cats a 10-6 lead with 4:44 remaining in the quarter. The score would mark the biggest lead for the visiting Bobcats.

As the score started to get away from Texas State late in the second quarter, Leavitt answered the call with seven-straight points for the Bobcats to close the half. TXST trailed 29-27 at intermission. New Mexico stormed out of the gates in the early moments of the third quarter. The home squad scored 11 of the first 13 points in the quarter to effectively pull away from the Bobcats.

Up next, Texas State will await the preseason WNIT consolation bracket release. The Bobcats will be off until Nov. 16.

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